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Morning Hot Air Balloon Forecast
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
301 AM MDT Thu Jun 5 2025

This forecast is information to assist pilots and aircrews for flight planning
and is not to be considered as a sole source of information to meet all
preflight actions. Pilots should receive a complete preflight briefing from a
Flight Service Station (1-800-WXBRIEF) or online via 1800wxbrief.com.

...HERE IS THE MORNING HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST
FOR THE HOT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...

.THIS MORNING...
    Sunrise:                         510 AM.

    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...050/06 mph.
                                     7 AM...040/09 mph.

    Boundary Layer Wind:             7 AM...060/10 mph. Depth 600 ft.
                                     9 AM...040/18 mph. Depth 1000 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...050/06 mph.
                                      500ft...050/07 mph.
                                     1000ft...150/03 mph.
                                     2000ft...180/09 mph.
                                     3000ft...170/15 mph.

    Surface Lifted Index:            6 AM...+5.
                                     9 AM...+3.

    Density Altitude:                5 AM...3717 ft.
                                     7 AM...3771 ft.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings at less than 1000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities,
                                     80 percent chance of precipitation.


.OUTLOOK FOR THIS EVENING...
    Sunset:         832 PM.

    Weather:        ceilings around 2000 feet AGL,
                    unrestricted visibilities,
                    20 percent chance of precipitation.

    Surface Wind:   5 PM...030/13G21 mph.
                    7 PM...030/08 mph.

    Boundary Wind:  5 PM...040/21 mph. Depth 2700 ft.
                    7 PM...050/14 mph. Depth 1100 ft.

    RAP Winds (at 5 PM):  250ft...040/10 mph.
                          500ft...040/11 mph.
                         1000ft...040/13 mph.
                         2000ft...030/15 mph.
                         3000ft...020/17 mph.


.OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW MORNING...
    Surface Wind Forecast:           5 AM...280/03 mph.
                                     7 AM...230/03 mph.

    RAP Winds (at 6 AM):              250ft...280/06 mph.
                                      500ft...280/06 mph.
                                     1000ft...320/04 mph.
                                     2000ft...360/05 mph.
                                     3000ft...010/06 mph.

    Additional Weather Info:         ceilings around 4000 feet AGL,
                                     unrestricted visibilities.


This forecast is not routinely updated or amended outside of any scheduled
issuances.

&&

Additional aviation observations and forecasts are available at
aviationweather.gov. You can also read the local aviation forecast discussion
at https://www.aviationweather.gov/fcstdisc.

$$

WFO UNR